{"title":"Herb Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShop herb seeds selected for Florida and southern growing conditions. Explore regionally adapted, climate-resilient varieties chosen for flavor, resilience, and strong garden performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"roselle","title":"Roselle","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeautiful large hibiscus shrub with showy flowers and edible red calyxes and leaves, have a delicious sour taste and deep red color. Roselle goes by many names: Florida cranberry, sorrel, Jamaican sorrel, Agua de Jamaica, red zinger, and our kids call it the sour skittles plant!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvest the red calyxes anytime they are plump and red. They can be use fresh, dried or frozen make faux cranberry sauce, tea (red zinger), jelly, sauce, vinegars, candies, shrubs, fire ciders and so much more! Calyxes also make an excellent natural pigment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA must have Florida garden plant. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300285829309,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Roselle_4.jpg?v=1776462493"},{"product_id":"anise-hyssop","title":"Anise Hyssop","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe love this plant so very much! The pollinators do too, which is our main reason for growing Anise Hyssop, but the tasty leaves and flowers are also a pleasure! They taste like a sweet anise\/licorice and are excellent in teas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurple flowers are gorgeous, abundant and very attractive to many pollinators. Seeds are easy to save too!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrimming\/topping early on when plants are young will encourage more branched, bushy plants. They will die back when summer temperatures start soaring and are best sown in the fall for spring blooms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300309815485,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/AniseHyssop_3.jpg?v=1776463173"},{"product_id":"ashwagandha","title":"Ashwagandha","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis gorgeous plant in the solanaceous family (related to peppers, tomato, eggplant) is native to the drier regions of India, Northern Africa and the Middle East. It's popularly used in Ayurevedic medicine and has been for at least 3,000 years. Also known as Indian Ginseng. It seems to grow in a wide variety of conditions around the globe, and is at home in the sub-tropic weather. We had great success with it, harvesting healthy roots and loads of seeds and leaves for winter medicine. Has a wide variety of uses as it is an adaptogen. The pungent root smells very strongly - Earthy, horsey, bitter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow 1\/4\" deep indoors and set transplants outdoors once all dangers of frost have passed. These really love heat and light and can be resistant to germination. Give them time (sometimes a few weeks), and preferably start when it's naturally warm or indoors on a heat source. We set ours out mid March and started harvesting roots at the end of July and through the late summer. Ashwagandha prefers to be in full sun, and does not need irrigation once established. Harvest of the roots can happen around when a lot of the ripening seed pods (which are like tiny tomatillos in little papery lanterns) turn brown. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L_kD-1iRUX8\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHere's a great video\u003c\/a\u003e on harvesting and processing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe only issue with leaving them in too long is that they are susceptible to root knot nematodes, so harvest as early as possible and if they did get infected, follow planting that area with a mustard in the winter and build up good organic soil with mulch and compost.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304240959677,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/ashwagandha6.jpg?v=1777568222"},{"product_id":"bouquet-dill","title":"Bouquet Dill","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlants can grow up to 6' tall, seed heads are beautiful and can grow to 18\" across! Dill seed is great for pickling, leaves can be used fresh or dry. This is a host plant to swallowtail butterflies so you may find the caterpillars eating up your plants, if you are lucky. Plant more dill, as well as parsley and fennel to provide an extra row for the hungry!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've been growing this variety since 2012 and saving seed. The flower heads are massive and lovely.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304242139325,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Dill_flowers_with_larkspur_background.jpg?v=1776686650"},{"product_id":"cilantro-coriander","title":"Cilantro\/Coriander","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoth leaves (cilantro) and seeds (coriander) are used in Chinese, Indian and Mexican cuisine. This cold hardy plant does not like warmer temperatures and must be grown during our cooler months. Good rich soil and full sun will help. No matter what you do, it seems that cilantro is quick to bolt. Don't stress over it. The flowers are lovely and very attractive to both people and pollinators. If they produce seed then you have coriander. It's a two-for-one deal!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304242925757,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Cilantro.jpg?v=1776458240"},{"product_id":"garlic-chives","title":"Garlic Chives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis indispensable and indestructible plant is a must have for your kitchen herb garden. We have been digging and dividing this same plant since 2012 when we originally received them from James Steele in Melrose when he ran the Melrose Herb Garden. It doesn't die in a frost, nor in the hottest August heat of our summers. When it gets too big, we gently dig and pull apart the roots, re-plant and share them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey often flower and make seed too, which is great for diversity, since digging and dividing is just a clone. The flowers are VERY attractive to pollinators and are quite pungent garlic smelling!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304246431933,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/Garlic_Chives_close_up.jpg?v=1776686618"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/collections\/Dill_flower.jpg?v=1787067648","url":"https:\/\/workingfoodseeds.org\/collections\/herb-seeds.oembed","provider":"Working Food ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}